Living in Everett
Everett is a compact city of about 3.7 square miles directly north of Boston, across the Mystic River from Charlestown and Somerville. It borders Malden, Medford, Revere and Chelsea. The land was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. Everett became its own town in 1870 and a city in 1892, and it is named for Edward Everett, who served as Massachusetts governor, U.S. Secretary of State and president of Harvard.
Everett is also where Suad Kantarevic is based. After more than 25 years in Greater Boston real estate, this is the market he follows most closely, and it is the natural starting point for buyers, sellers and investors who work with him.
Broadway, part of Route 99, is the city’s main street. Shops and restaurants run from Everett Square, where several MBTA bus routes meet, through Glendale Square at Ferry Street to Sweetser Circle. Gateway Center, just off Route 16, adds large stores such as Target, Costco and The Home Depot. On the Mystic River, Encore Boston Harbor opened in 2019 on a 33-acre site, and the old industrial waterfront keeps changing: new apartments are planned on the former Exxon tank farm near Route 16, and the New England Revolution has announced plans for a soccer stadium in the city.
Homes you will find
- Queen Anne and Colonial Revival two-family homes, many built as streetcar lines arrived from the 1880s on
- Three-deckers and brick apartment buildings along Broadway, Main Street, Chelsea Street and around Glendale Square
- Colonial Revival and Craftsman-style two-families in the neighborhoods south of Woodlawn Cemetery
- Single-family homes, including older houses around Belmont Hill and Hancock Street
- Condos and newer apartment buildings, with more planned near the river and Route 16
Two- and three-family homes are a large share of Everett’s housing, so the city is a common choice for buyers who want to live in one unit and rent the others, and for investors looking at income property close to Boston.
Getting around
MBTA buses run throughout Everett, and a dedicated bus lane on Broadway runs from Glendale Square to Sweetser Circle. Bus routes connect the city to the Orange Line at Wellington station, just over the line in Medford, and at Malden Center. Chelsea station, on the Newburyport/Rockport commuter rail line to North Station, is a short trip to the southeast. Route 16 crosses the southern part of the city and links to U.S. Route 1 and I-93, which both run just outside city limits. Part of the historic Revere Beach Parkway also passes through Everett.
River, parks and everyday life
The Mystic River waterfront is one of Everett’s biggest recent changes. The harborwalk at Encore Boston Harbor is open year-round, with a picnic park, bike and pedestrian paths, viewing decks and boat docks, and it passes the Amelia Earhart Dam on its way to Gateway Park. A bike and pedestrian bridge to Somerville’s Draw Seven Park is in design. The Northern Strand Community Trail, a 9.9-mile path on the old Saugus Branch Railroad, starts at South Lawn on Broadway and runs through Malden, Revere and Saugus to Lynn.
Glendale Park, in front of Everett High School, has three ballfields and hosts the city’s Fourth of July celebration with music and fireworks; Babe Ruth played a benefit game there in 1928. Lt. Joseph Wehner Park in the northern part of the city has a bandstand for summer concerts. Everett also has a lively local maker scene, including Night Shift Brewing, Bone Up Brewing and Short Path Distillery, and Teddie Peanut Butter has been made here since 1924. Everett runs its own public school system, and families can contact Everett Public Schools directly for school details.
Who Everett suits
Everett is a good fit for buyers who want to live right next to Boston, owner-occupants considering a two- or three-family home, investors looking at multi-family and income property, and anyone who wants quick access to the Mystic River paths, the Northern Strand trail and the Orange Line.
Thinking about Everett? It is Suad’s home base. Ask Suad about recent sales and what is on the market now, in English, Spanish (with Diana) or Bosnian.
